abominably
Use Abominably in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
2.
very unpleasant; disagreeable: The weather was abominable last week.
3.
very bad, poor, or inferior: They have abominable taste in clothes.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin abōminābilis, equivalent to abōminā(rī) to pray to avert an eventuality, despise as a bad omen, abhor (see ab-, omen) + -bilis -ble
1325–75; Middle English < Latin abōminābilis, equivalent to abōminā(rī) to pray to avert an eventuality, despise as a bad omen, abhor (see ab-, omen) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
a·bom·i·na·ble·ness, noun
a·bom·i·na·bly, adverb
su·per·a·bom·i·na·ble, adjective
su·per·a·bom·i·na·ble·ness, noun
su·per·a·bom·i·na·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul. 2. miserable.
1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul. 2. miserable.
Antonyms
1. likable, admirable. 2. delightful.
1. likable, admirable. 2. delightful.
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abominable (əˈbɒmɪnəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | offensive; loathsome; detestable |
| 2. | informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather; abominable workmanship |
| [C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to | |
| a'bominably | |
| —adv | |
| abominable (əˈbɒmɪnəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | offensive; loathsome; detestable |
| 2. | informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather; abominable workmanship |
| [C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to | |
| a'bominably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
abominable
mid-14c., from O.Fr. abominable, from L. abominalis "worthy of abhorrence," from abominari (see abomination). Sometimes misdivided in earlier centuries as a bominable.
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Example sentences
For the ruthless ones, the road to riches is clear and brutal: cut costs by treating your workers abominably.
In the process, it has retaliated and treated complaining students and faculty abominably.
The nigh horse has no con- science, and shirks abominably on the hills.
Regimes which treated their citizens abominably would, it was recognised, eventually pose a threat to other countries too.
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